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Dordt Basketball Hosts Hastings Saturday

GAMETIME… Dordt College will host Hastings on Saturday, February 2 in Great Plains Athletic Conference basketball. The women’s contest starts at 2:00 and the men will get underway at 4:00. The games will be broadcast on KDCR 88.5 FM and at kdcr.dordt.edu. There will be a webstream available at www.dordt.edu/athletics. Results will be available at https://twitter.com/dcathletics and at www.dordt.edu/athletics when complete

WELCOME BACK…a special welcome to the players competing in the junior varsity vrs. Alumni contest on Saturday and the 1987-1988 NAIA National Tournament team members and coaching staff returning for the 25th anniversary of a season that ended in the quarterfinal round of the single division NAIA tournament with a 25-5 record. The 1987-1988 team will be recognized at halftime of the men’s game on Saturday.

Two members of that team, Greg Van Soelen and Kevin Veenstra, will be recognized as members of the 1,000 point club.

Van Soelen established several records that still stand. He is the career leader in points with 3,104 and rebounds with 1,123. He scored at least double digits in all but one of his games played for the Defenders and Dordt was 76-35 in the four seasons Van Soelen played from 1984-1988.

Veenstra played from 1985-1989 and scored 1,275 points and ranks 10th all-time currently. He also took down 562 rebounds and helped the Defenders to a 78-33 record in his four years with the team. Veenstra was a major player in helping the Defenders back to the District 15 finals in 1989, one year after the quarterfinal round of the 1988 NAIA National Tournament.

SCOUTING REPORT… The Hastings women are 13-12 overall and 8-7 in the GPAC and have won four of their last five games with victories over Midland, Northwestern, Doane and Dakota Wesleyan in that string. Hastings had a four game winning streak early in the season November 20-November 28 but have lost two games in a row on four different occasions. The Broncos have scored more than 80 on two occasions and they have scored less than 70 points in 17 of their other contests.

Hastings is averaging 63.2 points per game and allow 63.4 points per outing while converting 36.6 percent of its field goal attempts. Hastings is making 26.2 percent of its three-point shots and nearly a third of the Broncos shots have come from behind the three-point arc. Hastings has outrebounded opponents 39.3-37.0 and they have forced 471 turnovers through 25 games while turning it over 471 times.

Cami Bruckman is the only player averaging double figures with 12.6 points per game on 40.5 percent shooting and she takes down 4.9 rebounds per game. Brittney Wong contributes 8.7 points per game and she has a team high 43 assists. Chelsey Morten and Laurel Zwiener average 7.8 and 7.2 points per game with 4.8 and 4.9 rebounds respectively. Tanasia Uhrig puts in 6.8 points per game and Melissa Thompson is taking down 4.8 rebounds per outing. Morten has the best field goal shooting percentage on the team and is making nearly 48 percent of her shots.

The Hastings men are 18-7 overall and 9-6 in the conference and were in the receiving votes category of the NAIA men’s poll last week. Hastings is 2-2 over its last four games and they are 5-3 in 2013. The Broncos won five games in a row to start the season and also won four games in a row from November 20-November 28 to build a 9-1 record.

Hastings is scoring 81.5 points per game and allows 74.8 points per contest. Hastings has 88 points or more in all seven of their losses. The Broncos hold a slight 32.1-31.4 rebounding edge and are making 51.4 percent of their field goal attempts while allowing opponents to make 47.6 percent of their shots.

Brady Lollman is good for 16.0 points per game and is converting 49.3 percent of his field goals and 46.9 percent of his three-point shots (45-96). Dane Bacon knocks down 14.8 points per game and has converted 58-147 three-point shots. Dylan Flinn’s scoring average is 12.8 points per game and Jake Hamburger is scoring 9.3 points per game. Flinn is the team’s leader with a 5.0 average and Lollman has 85 assists in 25 games played.

DEFENDER NOTES… The Defender women are 13-13 this season and 7-9 in the GPAC and are looking to snap a three-game losing skid. The Defenders won four out of five games from January 5-January 19 but ran into three straight rated teams and lost those three games to Morningside, Briar Cliff and Northwestern.

The Defenders are outscoring teams 69.2-64.2 and hold a slight 36.7-36.4 rebounding advantage. The Defenders convert 41 percent of their field goals and have made 35.3 percent of their three-point shots. Opponents are converting 39.5 percent of their field goals and have committed 542 turnovers through 26 games while Dordt has committed 508 turnovers.

Kara Van Dyke is leading the team with a 13.6 points per game average to go with 7.5 rebounds and she makes 49.4 percent of her field goals. Kayla Broekhuis has averaged 12.5 points per game and has made 54-138 three-point shots. Brianna Spronk’s scoring average is 10.9 and she takes down 5.1 rebounds. Elise Maresh is scoring 9.4 points per game and Jasmin Schelhaas is at 7.2 points per game with Danelle Boone at 6.1. Spronk leads the team with 61 assists while Schelhaas and Van Dyke have 41 assists each.

The Defender men are 19-6 overall and 11-5 in the league with four games to go. Dordt had a three game winning streak stopped on Wednesday and is 10-3 since December 12. Two of Dordt’s losses this season were in overtime. The Defenders are 10-0 in games at the De Witt this season and are 7-0 in league games at home.

The Defenders average 80.1 points per game and allow 68.5 points per outing. The Defenders outrebound teams 39.4-30.6 and have converted 49.9 percent of the field goals they try. Opponents are making 42.7 percent and the Defenders are making 38.9 percent of the three-point shots they have taken.

Cliff Warner averages a team high 15 points per game and has made 46.3 percent of his three-point attempts (93-201). Trevor Wolterstorff knocks down 13.8 point per game and is converting 57.8 percent of his shots while grabbing a team high 6.8 rebounds. Jordan Vogel’s scoring average is 12.7 and his shooting percentage is 64.1 percent. Austin Katje’s scoring average is 10.4 and Chris Sievers is scoring 9.5 points per game. Kyle Lindbergh is scoring 6.8 points per game and his rebounding average is at 5.9. Shawn Keizer is averaging 4.7 points per game and Tyler Wolterstorff’s average is 4.5 but he has missed the last five games with an ankle injury.

NEXT… Dordt will host Dakota Wesleyan on Wednesday night, February 6. Hastings is scheduled to play Nebraska Wesleyan on February 6.

LAST TIME… The Hastings women handled Midland on Wednesday night by a 73-56 score behind 21 points by Cami Bruckman. Brittney Wong added 12 and Halley Samuelson scored 12 in a reserve role. The Broncos made 44 percent of their field goals and limited Midland to 34 percent shooting and had a 37-32 rebounding edge led by Melissa Thompson’s seven.

The Defender women battled hard but came up short 71-67 to Northwestern in Orange City on Wednesday. The Defenders trailed 34-33 at halftime and made 24-54 shots for the game for 44 percent. Northwestern had a 25-56 shooting night and took advantage of a 40-25 rebounding edge to forge the win. Kayla Broekhuis scored 17 and Kara Van Dyke 13 with Van Dyke grabbing seven rebounds.

The Hastings men were all over Midland from the start on Wednesday and won 87-75 after getting up 44-26 at halftime. Brady Lollman scored 22 and had five rebounds and converted 7-10 field goals. Dane Bacon added 18 while shooting 3-4 from the three-point line and Brett Wells had 15. Midland had a 29-27 rebounding advantage but Hastings converted 26-42 shots from the floor for 62 percent while Midland was held to 27-62 shooting for 44 percent. Hastings made 29-32 free throws while Midland got to the charity stripe just 17 times and made 13.

The Defender men lost an 89-87 overtime decision with Northwestern on Wednesday night. The teams were tied 45-45 at the half and 80-80 after regulation. Dordt was 33-68 shooting and was outrebounded 37-30. Northwestern converted 36-60 field goals and turned the ball over 13 times while Dordt had nine. Jordan Vogel made 11-13 shots for 27 points and Austin Katje added 16 and Chris Sievers 14. Katje and Lindbergh each had six rebounds and Vogel and Sievers both had five rebounds.

SERIES… The Hastings women lead the series 17-3 with Dordt’s last win in the series coming late in the 2010-2011 season 74-62. That same year Hastings won a game at the buzzer in Hastings 59-57. This year the two teams played on January 2 and Hastings won 73-65, controlling play most of the game. Dordt was led by Elise Maresh with 19 points and Kayla Broekhuis scored 12 and Kara Van Dyke 11. Cami Bruckman paced Hastings with 21 and Brittney Wong scored 14.

The Defender men lead the series with the Broncos 15-4 with the last win in the series for Hastings coming in a wild 106-101 contest in the GPAC Quarterfinals at the end of the 2009-2010 season. Dordt won the January 2 meeting between these two 91-79 after leading 41-40 at halftime. Cliff Warner and Chris Sievers both had 18 and Trevor Wolterstorff 17 for the Defenders and Austin Katje added 15. Brady Lollman went for 27 and was 10-13 from the floor with Dane Bacon scoring 18 ad Dylan Flinn 13.